{"podcast":{"title":"M365.FM a Microsoft MVP Podcast by Mirko Peters","slug":"m365-fm-modern-work-security-and-productivity-with-microsoft-365-7311214","podcast_index_feed_id":7311214,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6704921/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.m365.fm","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dcd2a8cc504197846a71af23bbeb0707.jpg","author":"Mirko Peters - Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot for IT Pros","episode_count":989,"summary":"M365.FM is a podcast about Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, AI, Modern Work, security, governance, Power Platform, Azure, and the technologies shaping the future of work.Hosted by Microsoft MVP Mirko Peters, M365.FM brings together Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft employees, product experts, architects, developers, and community leaders from around the world.Each episode goes beyond announcements and hype to explore what Microsoft technologies mean in practice. From Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents to Teams, SharePoint, Power Platform, Microsoft Fabric, Entra, Purview, security, governance, adoption, and automation, M365.FM focuses on real-world experience, implementation, strategy, and lessons learned.Expect expert interviews, technical deep dives, practical explainers, and conversations with people building, implementing, and shaping the Microsoft ecosystem.If you work with Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI, Modern Work, or the Microsoft Cloud, M365.FM helps you understand what matters, what works, and what is coming next.Hosted by Mirko Peters, Microsoft MVP. 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It is protecting outdated assumptions. In this episode of the M365FM Podcast, we expose the structural collapse of perimeter-based security and explain why traditional Azure SQL firewall strategies are failing in today’s AI-driven threat landscape. Most organizations still believe that static IP rules, trusted VNets, and service principals create a secure boundary around their databases. In reality, those controls were designed for a world that no longer exists. Attackers are no longer trying to break through the perimeter. They are bypassing it entirely through compromised identities, leaked credentials, over-privileged service principals, and lateral movement inside trusted environments. The network itself is no longer the source of trust. Identity is. We break down why “set and forget” firewall rules are becoming one of the biggest causes of modern compliance failures and security breaches in Azure SQL environments. From the dangerous misconception behind the “Allow Azure Services” checkbox to the growing risks of standing privileges and credential sprawl, this episode reveals why static security models are fundamentally incompatible with Zero Trust architecture in 2026. If your production databases still rely on connection strings, long-lived secrets, or unrestricted service principals, your environment may already contain invisible attack paths waiting to be exploited. THE COLLAPSE OF THE TRADITIONAL SECURITY PERIMETER For decades, infrastructure security depended on one core assumption: if traffic came from the “right” network, it could be trusted. Firewalls, IP whitelists, VPNs, and subnet isolation became the foundation of enterprise architecture. But cloud computing destroyed that model. Modern workloa…","meta_description":"Your Azure SQL firewall is no longer protecting your data. It is protecting outdated assumptions. 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